besmirch

be·smirch

B0209000 (bĭ-smûrch′)tr.v. be·smirched, be·smirch·ing, be·smirch·es 1. To stain; sully: a reputation that was besmirched by slander.2. To make dirty; soil.

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be·smirch′er n.be·smirch′ment n.

besmirch

(bɪˈsmɜːtʃ) vb (tr) 1. to make dirty; soil2. to reduce the brightness or lustre of3. to sully (often in the phrase besmirch (a person's) name)

be•smirch

(bɪˈsmɜrtʃ)

v.t. 1. to soil; sully. 2. to detract from the honor or luster of. [1590–1600] be•smirch′er, n.

besmirch

Past participle: besmirched
Gerund: besmirching

Imperative
besmirch
besmirch

Present
I besmirch
you besmirch
he/she/it besmirches
we besmirch
you besmirch
they besmirch

Preterite
I besmirched
you besmirched
he/she/it besmirched
we besmirched
you besmirched
they besmirched

Present Continuous
I am besmirching
you are besmirching
he/she/it is besmirching
we are besmirching
you are besmirching
they are besmirching

Present Perfect
I have besmirched
you have besmirched
he/she/it has besmirched
we have besmirched
you have besmirched
they have besmirched

Past Continuous
I was besmirching
you were besmirching
he/she/it was besmirching
we were besmirching
you were besmirching
they were besmirching

Past Perfect
I had besmirched
you had besmirched
he/she/it had besmirched
we had besmirched
you had besmirched
they had besmirched

Future
I will besmirch
you will besmirch
he/she/it will besmirch
we will besmirch
you will besmirch
they will besmirch

Future Perfect
I will have besmirched
you will have besmirched
he/she/it will have besmirched
we will have besmirched
you will have besmirched
they will have besmirched

Future Continuous
I will be besmirching
you will be besmirching
he/she/it will be besmirching
we will be besmirching
you will be besmirching
they will be besmirching

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been besmirching
you have been besmirching
he/she/it has been besmirching
we have been besmirching
you have been besmirching
they have been besmirching

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been besmirching
you will have been besmirching
he/she/it will have been besmirching
we will have been besmirching
you will have been besmirching
they will have been besmirching

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been besmirching
you had been besmirching
he/she/it had been besmirching
we had been besmirching
you had been besmirching
they had been besmirching

Conditional
I would besmirch
you would besmirch
he/she/it would besmirch
we would besmirch
you would besmirch
they would besmirch

Past Conditional
I would have besmirched
you would have besmirched
he/she/it would have besmirched
we would have besmirched
you would have besmirched
they would have besmirched

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	besmirch - charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"asperse, calumniate, defame, slander, smirch, denigrate, sully, smearaccuse, charge - blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged the director with indifference"assassinate - destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation; "He assassinated his enemy's character"libel - print slanderous statements against; "The newspaper was accused of libeling him"badmouth, drag through the mud, malign, traduce - speak unfavorably about; "She badmouths her husband everywhere"
	2.	besmirch - smear so as to make dirty or stainedsmirchsmear - stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance

besmirch

verb tarnish, damage, soil, stain, smear, taint, blacken, daub, slander, sully, dishonour, defame, drag through the mud, smirch Lawyers can besmirch reputations.

besmirch

verb1. To contaminate the reputation of:befoul, besmear, bespatter, blacken, cloud, denigrate, dirty, smear, smudge, smut, soil, spatter, stain, sully, taint, tarnish.Idioms: give a black eye to, sling mud on.2. To make dirty:befoul, begrime, besoil, black, blacken, defile, dirty, smudge, smutch, soil, sully.

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